bullx100% 681 Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Hi there lads and lasses....took my youn dog to the vets yesterday as for the last couple of days he seems to keep shakin his head as tho he has something irratateing him inside his ears..the vets looked inside his ears and said they were "beautifully clean" anyway today he's still kept doing it...any you lads had the same happen with your dogs....the dog has been fleed and wormed.. At first I thought it was because he has big flopy saluki ears and they were just irratateing him as he still has puppy ears ( flopping all over the place lol ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bullx100% 681 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Guess not then hahaha Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Midge/mosquito bites? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giro 2,648 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Are the ears hot mate ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bullx100% 681 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Are the ears hot mate ?? yes mate the ears are hot . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giro 2,648 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Could be infection or due to rubbing.. I would go back to vets.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bullx100% 681 Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Could be infection or due to rubbing.. I would go back to vets.. ... Cheers mate I've rebooked him in for Thursday.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zx12edge 1,001 Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Could be a food allergy had one to the vets last year he told me to feed him rice and chicken for a few weeks. Reckoned it was the additives in the kibble i was feeding anyway did as he said and no more head shaking.If it was me i would have him back to the vets Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bullx100% 681 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Could be a food allergy had one to the vets last year he told me to feed him rice and chicken for a few weeks. Reckoned it was the additives in the kibble i was feeding anyway did as he said and no more head shaking.If it was me i would have him back to the vets ...ok cheers for that mate...how long did you have to change his food for mate or did you have change his food permanent... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Could be a food allergy had one to the vets last year he told me to feed him rice and chicken for a few weeks. Reckoned it was the additives in the kibble i was feeding anyway did as he said and no more head shaking.If it was me i would have him back to the vets Good point Try him on a raw diet: I doubt the vet will help you there, unless they are very enlightened. Most vets are anti raw feeding. I can send you the chapter on nutrition if you want, from Running Dog Maintenance. Pm me with your email address if you'd like it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bullx100% 681 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Could be a food allergy had one to the vets last year he told me to feed him rice and chicken for a few weeks. Reckoned it was the additives in the kibble i was feeding anyway did as he said and no more head shaking.If it was me i would have him back to the vets Good point Try him on a raw diet: I doubt the vet will help you there, unless they are very enlightened. Most vets are anti raw feeding. I can send you the chapter on nutrition if you want, from Running Dog Maintenance. Pm me with your email address if you'd like it. cheers skycat will pm you now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Email sent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bullx100% 681 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Cheers skycat..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,263 Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) Alas if only it were as simple as feed raw. If it’s a food allergy it will be to a protein the most common being to beef so just feeding raw is no answer in fact as cooking denatures proteins to a degree cooking decreases the risk of reactions, ie people with beef allergy who react to rare steak may be able to eat well done steak. The truth is that my far the greatest incidence of allergies are to environmental contacts and it being spring the most likely cause will be a pollen allergy, next would be dust mites anon. If you want to try an exclusion diet then do that but do it properly or it can make things worse and the last thing needed is randomly changing protein sources without any understanding what you are doing as proposed above. I don't know the same old wife’s tales lol. edit to add Elimination diets, prepared at home, provide a new protein such as fish, duck or any meat source that is completely new to the animal with an appropriate carbohydrate, usually rice fed exclusively for at least 4 weeks. Once symptoms settle other foods can be added and response noted to identify any hypersensitivity. No extras in the form of supplements should be used during this period. Over the counter hypoallergenic diets follow the novel protein route with a variety of sources available such as rabbit, fish, duck etc and come with the option of added fibre. A second novel protein can be substituted for the first after a few weeks and maintained in the longer term. Edited April 1, 2014 by sandymere 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Giro 2,648 Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 How is the dog in its self ?? Whats its nose like ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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